FigsharePub Date : 1753-01-01DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c01201.s001
Michel Habib (18072656), Steve Berthalon (18072659), Laurent Leclercq (1513915), Audrey Tourrette (18072662), Tahmer Sharkawi (4163182), Sebastien Blanquer (11477021)
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